HMP Wandsworth sex tape guard ‘was blackmailed after inmates found her OnlyFans’

A prisoner officer who was recorded having sex with an inmate at HMP Wandsworth, only did it as she was being blackmailed and coerced, a close friend claimed.

Linda De Sousa Abreu pleaded guilty to misconduct when she appeared at Isleworth Crown Court this week, after the explicit video, which had been filmed by another prisoner, was shared on social media. The charge, which she admitted, alleged that between June 26 and 28, while acting as a public officer, she wilfully and without reasonable excuse or justification misconducted herself in a way that amounted to an abuse of the public’s trust in the officeholder by engaging in a sexual act with a prisoner in a prison cell.

But now a close pal has spoken out to say, Abreu was actually being blackmailed and feared she had no choice but to take part, after inmates found her OnlyFans account, her home address, and knew her husband’s name. Her friend Hayley said the full story would come out when Abreu is sentenced later this year.

She told the Daily Mail: “There’s a lot more to this story than people think. Some of the prisoners had got hold of Linda’s personal details. They knew her address, her husband’s name and that she had an OnlyFans account. She was put under a lot of pressure and there was a lot of coercion involved. Linda was going through a very hard time at work because of all this.

“She’s absolutely devastated by what happened and is full of remorse. It’s absolutely devastated her and she’s trying to rebuild her life. It wasn’t hard for the other prisoners to get Linda’s details and find out things about her personal life. People are trying to make out that Linda is some kind of sex monster but that’s not the case at all.

“She is a very kind and caring person who has made a terrible mistake. We all get things wrong in life and people shouldn’t be so quick to judge her.”

The shocking footage, which has been widely shared on social media, including X, captures the woman, clad in uniform, initially engaging in what appears to be a sex act with the criminal. It then purports to show her having sex with the prisoner while his cellmate films on a mobile phone in the Category B jail in southwest London.

The cellmate, who appeared to be smoking while recording, says: “Guys we’ve made history, this is what I’m telling you.” Colleagues are heard on the officer’s radio, left on a side table, in the video, which also captures piles of the prisoner’s clothes heaped over a bunk bed.

At one point in the footage, someone appears to try to come into the cell, at which the man filming, can be heard saying to the person on the other side of the door “Give me a minute, one second.” The prisoner filming tells his friend to carry on and then pans the camera round momentarily and, grinning, says: “This is how we roll in Wandsworth.”

Hayley revealed that Abreu, who has an eight-year-old daughter, is working hard to save her marriage. She also said that since her arrest she has turned to God and is getting a lot of comfort from religion. During the court case this week, she was told she will next appear on November 7 for sentencing.

Tetteh Turkson, of the Crown Prosecution Service, said: “This was a shocking breach of the public’s trust. De Sousa was clearly an enthusiastic participant who wrongly thought she would avoid responsibility. The CPS recognises there is no excuse for any prison officer who conducts themselves in such a manner, and we will never hesitate to prosecute those who abuse their position of power.

“After working closely with the Metropolitan Police to build the strongest possible case, De Sousa had no option but accept she was guilty. She will now rightly face the consequences of her actions.”

A spokesman for HMP Prison Service said at the time the video surfaced: “Staff corruption is not tolerated and the former prison officer allegedly featured in this video has been reported to the police. It would be inappropriate to comment further while they investigate.”

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